Stan Lee would have had his 103rd birthday today! [Wikipedia]

[28 December 02025]

Diamond Comics Moves To Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, As Banks Pull Funding [Bleeding Cool]

Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code [Wikipedia]:

In Chapter 11, in most instances the debtor remains in control of its business operations as a debtor in possession, and is subject to the oversight and jurisdiction of the court. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy will result in one of three outcomes for the debtor: reorganization, conversion to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, or dismissal.

In Chapter 7, the business ceases operations, a trustee sells all of its assets, and then distributes the proceeds to its creditors.

The above link includes a full collection/timeline of Bleeding Cool's Diamond bankruptcy coverage [also: Bleeding Cool: articles tagged with 'diamond']

[15 December 02025]

Doctor Strange #1 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics [called Volume 7 here]

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database [called Volume 8 here]

[4 December 02025]

Steve Ditko would have had his 98th birthday today! [Wikipedia]

Update: Ditkoverse official website run by the Steve Ditko Estate and nephew Mark S. Ditko

Update: Act 4 Publishing & Skybound Announce The Amazing Spider-Man By Steve Ditko Artist's Edition
[oversized 15" x 22", all scanned from original art, Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #33, does it have Annual #2?, out May 02026, $195]

[2 November 02025]

Massive amounts of Doctor Strange and adjacent in Marvel's November and December 02025, and January 02026 solicits, including the Doom finale, new ongoing series, mini-series determining the new Sorcerer Supreme, [0]1776 by JMS, Strange Tales, New Avengers with Clea and Guru Strange, Doctor Strange [0]2099, and interacting with DC's Constantine in Batman/Deadpool [DC Nov solicits]

Scarlet Witch Is Marvel's New Sorcerer Supreme

The Marvel Universe's New Sorcerer Supreme, Revealed At Last [Marvel PR]

The Vishanti, unwilling to validate Wanda's claim, anoint their own Sorcerer Supreme- AGATHA HARKNESS! Following a fiery battle with her former mentor, Wanda wakes up in Limbo where nothing is as it seems. And if she's going to escape, she must first defeat its ruler... MADELYNE PRYOR! And with Wanda and the Vishanti distracted, what rising mystical threats have escaped their notice?... Wanda's advisory council, including Clea, Chthon, Wiccan and more magical experts...

One of Neilalien's least favorite characters... But her star has risen due to the MCU... She has constantly been amped up in power over the years while Doc has constantly been diminished... It's tough to be a Doctor Strange fan...

DOCTOR STRANGE #1
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
3-PART MAGIC CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A by INHYUK LEE
VARIANT COVER BY Joelle Jones
STEPHEN STRANGE, STRANDED!
After becoming Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard, Strange lost his chance at redemption- and revenge against Doom- when Loki murdered Thor, cutting Midgard off from the other nine realms. With no way home and few allies remaining in Asgard, Strange travels to Alfheim to investigate an emerging crisis. But in an unfamiliar land, can Strange prevent elves and angels from going to war over a mysterious coffin? Maybe with some help from Heven's own ANGELA!
Derek Landy and Ivan Fiorelli join forces for a bold new era of Doctor Strange that will take him on a true JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #2
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY EJIKURE
VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA
FALLEN ANGELS!
After opening the mysterious coffin plaguing Alfheim, Strange and Angela come face-to-face with the dark wizard VYRBODIN! Strange attempts to capture him by tapping into a dangerous new form of power, but Vyrbodin escapes and puts a plan into motion that will endanger innocent lives across the Nine Realms. Strange will have to move Heven and Earth to stop him before his power grows...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #9 (OF 9)
Ryan North (W)
R.B. Silva (A)
Cover by Ben Harvey
STREET-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
FROM THE CHAOS A COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ
VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO
SPOILER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY MATTEO DELLA FONTE
DOOMASAUR VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY STEVE RUDE
FINALE!
Doom has confronted all of Earth's heroes in battle- and he's won. What's more, he's used the magical power of Sorcerer Supreme to ensure that this victory has become a fixed moment in time: a thing that will stand forever, impervious to magic or time travel alike.
But unbeknownst to Doom, in that climatic moment that can now never be changed, the seeds of Doom's downfall were also fixed for all eternity.
Left with an intolerable defeat that cannot be changed, Doom makes a choice he can never undo- and the rest of the world will pay his price...
...it all comes down to this in the big finale of ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM!
PLUS: If the Sorcerer Supreme falls, who will rise to take his place? Find out here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

SORCERER SUPREME #1
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by LEIRIX
Variant Cover by CLASSIFIED
Design Variant Cover by CLASSIFIED
Promo Art Variant Cover by Devmalya Pramanik
Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
Variant Cover by Rose Besch
Virgin Variant Cover by Rose Besch
Winter Break Variant Cover by Geoff Shaw
3-PART Magic Connecting Variant Cover C by INHYUK LEE
THE SORCERER SUPREME IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE SORCERER SUPREME.
In the aftermath of ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, a new power rises. One willing to defy tradition, break every rule and chart a bold, new path. Will this rogue Sorcerer Supreme bring magic in the Marvel Universe to new heights or leave it in ruin?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

SORCERER SUPREME #2
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO FERRARI
VARIANT COVER BY JENNY FRISSON
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JENNY FRISON
PROMO VARIANT COVER BY DEVMALYA PRAMANIK
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY NIMIT MALAVIA
WHO IS THE TRUE SORCERER SUPREME?
Earth's radical new magical authority defied the Vishanti to seize the title of Sorcerer Supreme. But the Vishanti won't take the insult lying down. It's SORCERER SUPREME vs. SORCERER SUPREME as the upstart challenges the Vishanti's anointed champion! But with the Vishanti distracted by the battle over Earth, what rising threats have escaped their notice?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DC/MARVEL: BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON, SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, TOM TAYLOR, MARIKO TAMAKI, and G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by DAN MORA, HAYDEN SHERMAN, BRUNO REDONDO, AMANDA CONNER, and DENYS COWAN
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DAN MORA, LEE BERMEJO, MARK BROOKS, JIM CHEUNG, AMANDA CONNER, NICK DRAGOTTA, JENNY FRISON, ANDY KUBERT, JAE LEE, JIM LEE, ALEXANDER LOZANO, SEAN MURPHY, FRANK QUITELY, BRUNO REDONDO, HAYDEN SHERMAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, RYAN SOOK, and SOZOMAIKA
$7.99 US / 64 pages / Variant $8.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/19/25
The Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth team up for an adventure so mind-bending you'll think you're in a dream! Brought to you by legendary creators Grant Morrison and Dan Mora! And be sure not to miss these incredible extra stories:
Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson team up with Hayden Sherman for a magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale! Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bring you an epic Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Laura Kinney/Wolverine story! Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner smash Harley Quinn and the Hulk together! G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan tell an electrifying Static and Ms. Marvel yarn!

1776 #2 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & Sean Damien Hill (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY Phil Noto
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY Phil Noto
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CAN THE FUTURE BE SAVED?!
From a prison outside of time itself, MORGAN LE FAY has new and dangerous designs for the Marvel Universe, hell-bent on a world without the United States... and a world without THE AVENGERS! But her skills will be out to the test against DOCTOR STRANGE and a small team of heroes hes sent through time to stop her. With every step having untold consequences in the present, do they risk doing more harm than good?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

1776 #3 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & Sean Damien Hill (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
Homage Variant Cover by Phil Jimenez
Variant Cover by TBA
Variant Cover by TBA
LIBERTY OR DEATH!
MORGAN LE FAY has set in motion a grand design to undo the founding of the United States of America! With no choice and no time, DOCTOR STRANGE has mounted a counteroffensive, sending a small squad of super heroes to the Colonies to stand against the sorceress! But with past and present colliding on the battlefield along with Loyalists and Revolutionaries, the heroes and founding fathers of the Marvel Universe may be more out of time than any of them realize!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #2 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY Dave Bardin
Strange Things are Afoot...
While running late for her next gig with the Mary Janes on Halloween, Gwen Stacy discovers that the night of mischief has left Doctor Strange a victim of the nefarious Green Goblin! With pumpkin bombs exploding and webs thwipping within the halls of the Sanctum Sanctorum, grave consequences await Gwen as the witching hour comes to a close.
32 PGS/Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #3 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
Variant Cover by Chrissie Zullo
Trouble in Wakanda!
The Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Ghost-Spider and Nico Minoru rush to Wakanda in search of help, only to discover that Shuri is dealing with her own problem- a rampaging Hulk! Can this group of scientific and magical geniuses crack the code behind their former ally's monstrous behavior? Or will their chances of saving Nico's missing friends get smashed?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #4 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
Hela on Earth?!
In this magic-packed conclusion, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Ghost-Spider, Nico Minoru, Shuri and Hulk face off against Hela and her army of skeletons. As the Asgardian Goddess of Death's sinister plans unfold, will our heroes be enough to stop her and rescue the hostages, or will Earth have itself a new queen?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #6
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
FROM THE CHAOS A COSTUME VARIANT
COVER BY GURIHIRU
VARIANT COVER BY Paco Medina
WHO IS THE TRAITOR?
A catastrophic piece of intel reveals that the mastermind behind the creation of the Killuminati is a member of the NEW AVENGERS! As the team musters to stop Iron Apex from creating more Illuminati doubles, paranoia threatens to tear them apart. Can this unstable team hope to survive a traitor in their midst?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #7
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY CHAD HARDIN
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER
BY AARON KUDER
SECRETS UNVEILED!
As the rest of the team takes on Guru Strange and twisted doubles of Medusa and Captain Britain, Bucky starts to fear that the New Avengers have their own clone problem...
Meanwhile, one member of the Killuminati meets his maker and finds that the truth behind their creation is far more sinister than anyone bargained for...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #8
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY Karen S. Darboe
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT!
Black Widow believes she's discovered the identity of the person who betrayed the New Avengers and ordered the creation of the Killuminati, but her discoveries set her on a crash course with the Winter Soldier, who has his own suspicions. Can the team survive a clash between its leaders? Meanwhile, the Killuminati are reunited as Iron Apex, Luke Charles and Guru Strange rebel against their shadowy creator...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #2 (OF 4)
Alyssa Wong, HO CHE ANDERSON, GARTH ENNIS & TY TEMPLETON (W)
CHRIS ALLEN, HO CHE ANDERSON, JOHN McCREA & TY TEMPLETON (A)
COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
VARIANT COVER BY CREEES LEE
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CREEES LEE
First, join industry legend MARK WAID as he casts a spell with a DOCTOR STRANGE story that truly lives up to the good doc's name!
THEN ALYSSA WONG tells a terrifying tale of brotherly love and bone-breaking hammers, starring Thor and Loki (or what's left of him)!
AND LASTLY! It wouldn't be a horror anthology without a saga of vampiric violence starring BLADE! This time from celebrated creator HO CHE ANDERSON!
PLUS: A bonus two-page set of ALL-NEW Daily Bugle funnies from Ty Templeton- this time, they're SUNDAY SCARIES!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory $5.99

MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #4 (OF 4)
Anthony Oliveira, MARK WAID & VICTOR LAVALLE (W)
Jorge Fornes, Bruno Bull & More! (A)
COVER BY Paulo Siqueira
Variant Cover by Jorge FORNES
Variant Cover by Mitsuhiro Arita
First! You'll find yourself experiencing bibliophobia after a skin-crawling story from MARK WAID and JORGE FORNES starring the one and only DOCTOR STRANGE and a spell so malevolent and dangerous, even he cannot control it!
THEN! Rising star VICTOR LaVALLE has penned a script for artist BRUNO BULL, making his Marvel debut! The Marvel U is the world outside your window, and in keeping with the holiday season, this story is set on NEW YEAR'S EVE! Starring the classic DEFENDERS, this is one story that's sure to be a SMASH!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $3.99

ROGUE STORM #3 (OF 3)
Murewa Ayodele (W)
ROLAND BOSCHI (A)
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
Variant cover by Ben Harvey
Variant Cover by Nimit Malavia
CHAPTER THREE: THE DEVOURER!
X YEARS LATER, as a result of the actions of ROGUE and STORM, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from DOCTOR DOOM, DAIMON HELLSTROM, THE SCARLET WITCH, DOCTOR STRANGE and many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer DANIEL DRUMM (DOCTOR VOODOOs ghost twin brother, who died in his very first appearance), ROGUE and STORM will face the ancient evil one final time.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

THE END 2099 #2 (OF 5)
STEVE ORLANDO (W)
IBRAIM ROBERSON (A)
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
BATTLE VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCSCO MANNA
SPIDER-MAN VS. SPIDER-MAN VS. SPIDER-MAN!
All-out war rages as heroes from across the Multiverse battle against their own universe's extinction! Bone and adamantium clash as NOVA 2099 and AGE OF APOCALYPSE WEAPON X cross claws! The ground quakes as RED HULK and RED HULK 2099 brawl in a battle between behemoths! Reality strains at the seams as HOUSE OF M WANDA pits her magic against DOCTOR STRANGE 2099! As the casualties start rising, SPIDER-MAN 2099 tries to rise above the chaos- but when his pleas for peace are met with punches, it'll be all he can do to protect himself from the onslaught. Heroes will die! Fates will be changed forever! And the 2099 UNIVERSE will never be the same again after this action-packed issue!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

[1 November 02025]

DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1 upcoming big company crossover anthology includes a Doctor Strange/John Constantine story "A Magician Walks Into A Universe" by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Hayden Sherman, Mike Spicer, and Frank Cvetkovic; on sale 19 Nov

Preview DC's 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 [DC PR]

DC Reveals More Details And Variant Covers For 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 [DC PR]

Doc/Constantine variant cover by Hayden Sherman

Doc/Constantine preview page

Update: Batman/Deadpool Looks Like It Will Revisit This JLA/Avengers Plotline; Eternity and Kismet getting it on [Bleeding Cool]

[28 October 02025]

New York Comic-Con is this weekend 9-12 Oct

Info
Exhibitors & Artists
Panels & Screenings
Things To Do [After Dark]
Guests

Bleeding Cool's New York Comic Con [0]2025 Party List

NYCC: C.B. Cebulski Makes Marvel Comics' Policy On A.I. Artwork Clear [Bleeding Cool]

"DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee said that the company 'will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork'" [Verge]

A new Strange Tales #1 out this week, with Scarlet Witch, Nico Minoru (Sister Grimm), Nightmare, and role-playing/d20 dice; going by a final-panel reveal and next-issue preview, Doctor Strange will be involved

Marvel's Most Underrated Master Of The Mystic Arts Is Teaming Up With An MCU Powerhouse [CBR]

[9 October 02025]

There is an opera playing at the Met based on the excellent 02000 comics-oriented novel The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay [Metropolitan Opera]

'The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay' Opens New York's Metropolitan Opera Season [NPR]

Metropolitan Opera [0]2025-26 Review: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay] [OperaWire] ["In all, this was arguably the most successful opening night the company has had since the pandemic."]

Comic Book Opera Takes Flight At The Met [as seen this morning on NY1]

The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay [Wikipedia]

[22 September 02025]

Doctor Strange #450 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database (Midtown is calling this issue part of Volume 6; Fandom has this issue as a new Volume 7)

Neilalien-approved review: Wired Science Marvel Comics review

This legacy-numbering-significant one-shot of five short Doctor Strange tales has some charm. It shows the imaginative magically-oriented stories one can tell with Doc. It has nostalgic callbacks for fans. Doc even has his OG/Cloak looks in most of the stories- recent Doom-Asgard situations mostly thankfully ignored and won't date the book. We get something new and interesting about what animates the Cloak (and are those *MCU* Ancient One and Mordo quotes?). And yes, Doc helps and trains other people- and storytelling dictates we find out more about those people.

But while these stories might be fine on their own- they merely have Doc in them. How are they anything special about commemorating Doctor Strange? Except for the very good "Astral Scars", these stories seem more about the other people. Doc feels more like an observing supporting character in his own "celebration"- as he sadly so often is- "a plot device in somebody else's story".

If you're going to "reveal untold tales of Stephen Strange's past", how about something new from his own training with the Ancient One, instead of from Magik's training? How about a more direct story about how/why Doc and the Cloak have a special bond- or the Cloak detects that Enitharmon is in trouble, and Doc competently figures out the truth on his own- instead of passively being told the yarn about Enitharmon's daughter? How about if the negativity troll grows out of Doc's own shoulder, instead of Steingrimr's, showing how Asgardian magick weirdly affects him, and becoming a check-in for his own self-confidence? How about a ghost story about someone Doc once couldn't save instead of someone the Black Fox couldn't save?

It never crossed the minds of the writers and editors to make Doc's anniversary book actually about Doc? Disappointing.

[3 September 02025]

→ Doctor Strange #450 big anniversary issue out 3 Sept

→ New Doctor Strange ongoing series starts in December; will be stranded in Asgard, and apparently not Sorcerer Supreme of Earth again soon after Doom

→ Sorcerer Supreme succession event in December post-Doom

From Marvel's September 02025 solicits:

DOCTOR STRANGE #450
DEREK LANDY, ROGER STERN, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, CHRISTIAN WARD & ASHLEY ALLEN (W)
IVAN FIORELLI, RON LIM, CHRISTIAN WARD & MORE (A)
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
MARVEL MYSTIC MAYHEM VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE GAMES
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MIGNOLA
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BUCKINGHAM
As turmoil seizes Asgard, Doctor Strange's life is about to change forever. But as he stands on the threshold of a true journey into mystery, it turns out the past isn't quite done with him yet...
Fan-favorite creators reveal untold tales of Stephen Strange's past while current scribe Derek Landy reveals a glimpse of the future to come- as Marvel celebrates 450 issues of DOCTOR STRANGE!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ $4.99

Blog Redux: Marvel To Follow Doctor Strange Of Asgard #5 With Doctor Strange #450; legacy-numbered large one-shot with Stern and Straczynski

Doctor Strange Journeys Deeper Into Mystery Than Ever Before In New Ongoing Series [Marvel PR]

Derek Landy & Ivan Fiorelli Relaunch Doctor Strange #1 in December [Bleeding Cool]

DOCTOR STRANGE #1
Written by DEREK LANDY
Art by IVAN FIORELLI
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
Variant Cover by FANYANG
Virgin Variant Cover by FANYANG
Marvel Comics Presents Variant Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
STEPHEN STRANGE, STRANDED! After becoming Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard, Strange lost his chance at redemption- and revenge against Doom- when Loki murdered Thor, cutting Midgard off from the other nine realms. With no way home and few allies remaining in Asgard, Strange travels to Alfheim to investigate an emerging crisis. But in an unfamiliar land, can Strange prevent elves and angels from going to war over a mysterious coffin? Maybe, with some help from Heven's own Angela! On Sale 12/3

Doctor Strange Gets A New Series, Costume And Co-Star Who's Related To An MCU Hero [ComicBook.com]

Strange is partnering with Angela, a character that Neil Gaiman, after a lengthy legal battle with Todd McFarlane, brought over from Spawn into the Marvel Universe, now Thor's sister!

SDCC [0]2025: Marvel Reveals The Finale Of 'One World Under Doom' And Teases The Next Sorcerer Supreme [Marvel PR]

Marvel Teases Major Event To Replace Doctor Doom As Sorcerer Supreme [ComicBook.com]

"Teaser art for a Sorcerer Supreme event was released at the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The artwork by Devmalya Pramanik features a host of characters all wearing the signature red cloak of the Sorcerer Supreme. Heroes featured include Storm, Gambit, Scarlet Witch, Nico Minoru, Shang-Chi, Captain Marvel, Agatha Harkness, Valeria Richards, Magik, and the Goblin Queen Madelyne Pryor."

From the One World Under Doom #9 finale teaser solicit:

Doom has confronted all of Earth's heroes in battle- and he's won. What's more, he's used the magical power of Sorcerer Supreme to ensure that this victory has become a fixed moment in time: a thing that will stand forever, impervious to magic or time travel alike. But unbeknownst to Doom, in that climatic moment that can now never be changed, the seeds of Doom's downfall were also fixed for all eternity. Left with an intolerable defeat that cannot be changed, Doom makes a choice he can never undo- and the rest of the world will pay his price...

[15 August 02025]

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by George Lucas, to open in Los Angeles in 02026, will have comics

Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art [Wikipedia]

Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art [Official Website]

Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art: Collection Examples

San Diego Comic-Con [0]2025: Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art panel with George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro, and Doug Chiang; Queen Latifah moderated [YouTube]

George Lucas Builds A Museum To Put Comic Books On Equal Footing With Fine Art [India Weekly] [via Reddit]

New Construction Photos Reveal MAD's Near-Complete Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art [Archinect] [looks like a lovely spaceship]

Editorial: The Lucas Museum Is Looking Better And Better. What An Error Chicago Made. [Chicago Tribune; from 02022] [the Chicago lakefront had its chance to be home to the museum instead of LA, but NIMBY; the proposed Chicago site "is still a parking lot"]

[29 July 02025]

Marvel's August 02025 solicits include Dormammu and Mephisto "Bring On The Bad Guys" treatments/finale, 50 years after the classic reprint tome

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DORMAMMU #1
ALEX PAKNADEL & MARC GUGGENHEIM (W)
JAVIER PINA & MICHAEL STA. MARIA (A)
COVER BY LEE BERMEJO
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER PINA (Neilalien likes this one)
ICONIC VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
SISTER SORROW VARIANT BY CORRIN HOWELL
SISTER SORROW VIRGIN VARIANT BY CORRIN HOWELL
NUFF SAID VARIANT BY LEE GARBETT
VARIANT COVER BY MIGUEL MERCADO
WHO DARES TEST THE DREAD DORMAMMU?!
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS takes a mind-bending turn as DORMAMMU is drawn into a battle across generations!
The arcane horrors of the DARK DIMENSION come to vivid life as you've never seen them before!
But what could possibly move Dormammu to help anyone seeking his aid?
Part SIX of SEVEN Villainous One-Shots!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ $4.99

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: MEPHISTO #1
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W)
ALVARO LOPEZ (A)
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA
VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
ICONIC VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
NUFF SAID VARIANT COVER BY PETE WOODS
VARIANT COVER BY MIGUEL MERCADO
SISTER SORROW VARIANT COVER BY NIMIT MALAVIA
SISTER SORROW VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY NIMIT MALAVIA
MEPHISTO'S EPIC SCHEMES COME TO A FIERY CONCLUSION!
Victory is in Mephisto's grasp as he prepares to take control over all souls on Earth!
But who is the mysterious figure who stands against him?
Guest-starring the entire villain lineup of the original Bring on the Bad Guys: DR. DOOM, DORMAMMU, the RED SKULL, the GREEN GOBLIN, LOKI and the ABOMINATION!
Part SEVEN of SEVEN Villainous One-Shots!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ $4.99

ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 (OF 9)
Ryan North (W)
R.B. Silva (A)
Cover by Ben Harvey
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
FOIL VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT COVER BY NETASE GAMES
DOOMASAUR VARIANT COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
VARIANT COVER BY PETE WOODS
Doom's reign has been a success for months- with even some of the heroes questioning if they're on the right side.
A final desperate gamble is conceived, and Reed reveals a terrible secret he's acquired about Doom's global domination- but will it be enough? And what has Doom been hiding under that Latverian Dome?
All is revealed- at terrible cost! It's the beginning of the end for some, and the beginning of a new age for others...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

NEW AVENGERS #3
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
Ton Lima (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
KILLUMINATI VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TAO
VARIANT COVER BY RICKIE YAGAWA
MARVEL STUDIOS VARIANT COVER BY ANDY PARK
HULK HEIST!
Bucky and Clea infiltrate Hulkspace to track down a psychically imprisoned Bruce Banner! But to buy them time to make contact, the rest of the team must survive an all-out onslaught from the INCREDIBLE HULK!
Meanwhile, two KILLUMINATI members have joined forces... and they've set their sights on the New Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

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Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database

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Shopping For Superman- Official Trailer [YouTube]
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The Old Guard 2- Official Trailer [YouTube]
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